Oscar win for VSI’s Budapest Facility, Mafilm Audio

The film’s harrowing storyline takes place at Auschwitz in October 1944 and follows Saul Ausländer, a Hungarian prisoner, who tries to arrange a proper Jewish funeral for a boy he believes to be his son. A debut for writer-director László Nemes, the film won praise for its uncompromisingly transparent depiction of the holocaust, channelled through the struggles of one individual.

As well as winning an Academy Award, the film also won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film, and Volcano and Golden Reel awards for its sound design and mixing. It is a privilege for VSI to have one of our facilities contribute towards such an exceptional and honoured picture. Mafilm Audio, who joined the VSI Group in 2012, is the longest-established sound studio in Hungary and one of the best known in the region. With its roots as part of a traditional film studio in 1948, it is now the leading dubbing studio in Hungary, with a large client portfolio ranging from local TV channels to international distributors.